How To Build A Patio Cover With Polycarbonate

Step by step tutorial on how to install polycarbonate sheets on a patio roof application on rafters and purlins with the recommended accessories H profile U Pr.

How to build a patio cover with polycarbonate. The first step of the project is to layout the patio cover posts. The horizontal burn rate of 1 inch 25 mm or less when tested in accordance with ASTM D 635. Simple construction design makes the patio cover easy to construct and to customize to any size you need.

Apply the 3-4-5 rule to each corners so you make sure they are square. Tips and suggestions as I build a timber frame patio cover or lean-to and a fit polycarbonate sheet roof. Impact-resistant polycarbonate is 200 times stronger than glass 30 times stronger than acrylic and 15 times stronger than modified acrylic.

In this case we are using a polycarbonate profile that can be easily cut at the proper length of the sheet. Don Vandervort HomeTips We decided not to build the supporting rafters and purlins horizontal supports for panels from wood which would be typical for this kind of structure. Planning is required in some situations ie.

Lay your polycarbonate panels on top of the frame of your roof. Attach the panels to the closure strips once they are. Use batter boards and string to layout the location of the legs.

Blocks almost 100 of harmful UV. An inside look as to how I came to build myself a patio cover. Steel and polycarbonate patio roof looks like a white kite flying above the house.

Make sure that you plan how you will lay your panels down otherwise you could ruin your panels if they are put down incorrectly. Building closer than 1m to a fence line Posts extended to boundary Roofing can only go as close as 500mm the your neighbours fence but the post can be extended to the fence Box gutter A double size gutter that takes water from the house and the patio Patio raised to accommodate a camper van or. Just apply it on the length side of the first sheet and proceed fastening the second polycarbonate multiwall sheet after have added it inside the H profile.